I was about to go off on a tangent about Godwin's Law, but then I saw/realized what you did there...

I salute you, sir!

Where are my sunglasses? That's a shiny bright new gem you got there nock ... I salute your dedication and good taste!

This may be the first time i've seen this type of compilation where i hadn't seen a majority of the clips already. For that i salute you. *quality

Best comment I've read in a long time. I salute you, @poolcleaner!

Hey! You too, to you and your family.

I live pretty far north -- almost Canada -- and we have pretty dramatic swings in the length of our days.

My favorite salutation, which I made up myself, that brings genuine joy to one's entire being if you live like this....

HAPPY RETURN OF THE LIGHT!!

Don't know if you are close enough to the South Pole for that to be meaningful.

If not --

An American Merry Christmas to you and yours.

For some reason my arm wanted to rise to some kind of salute when I saw him. And when he started to talk I really had to fight it! Weird! Wonder what that was.

Happy Birthday.

I hope you enjoy it.

Salute.

I take issue with the part about birth rates and the 35-year population forecast.

Firstly, the premise that we (Germany) need to stabilise our population level stems primarily from the depopulation of parts of the country, the north-east most of all. However, the cause is not low birth rates. It's urbanisation, which is part and parcel of capitalism. Everything gravitates towards the centres while the rest becomes hinterland to be exploited for resources.

Secondly, population forecasts turn into horseshit real fast. If we were to look at a 35-year forecast created in 1980, we'd miss the reunification, the breakup of Yugoslavia by NATO, about a dozen wars in the Middle East and the destabilisation/desolation in large parts of Southern Europe. Nevermind the EU with all its freedom of movement agreements that were recently suspended.

If we had made a 35-year forecast in 1910... well, you get my point.

Thirdly, Europe is not a singular unity. Our ongoing assault on the economies of Southern Europe (aka austerity) lead to a mass exodus already, Same for the Baltic countries. Unfortunatly, those countries who lost a significant portion of their young and educated over the last years are also the countries who are least equipped to deal with mass immigration in an orderly fashion.

Which brings me to my fourth point: many folks make the argument that we cannot possibly pay for the integration of 800k refugees, much less for 400k a year. Well, we payed for reunification in the most inefficient, corruption-inducing and anti-social way imaginable by piling the cost exclusively on our version of social security. And you know what? It still fucking worked. If Germany can shoulder the cost of reunification, the EU can pay for 2-3 million refugees. End of story.

Finally, we need immigration. Not to maintain population levels, not to even out low birth rates. We need it to not become too homogenous, especially Germany. Too much consensus, too much group think, not enough confrontation and cultural diversity. Shake things up before people start believing their own bullshit again about their own superiority. We've seen it already vis-a-vis Greece.

@eric3579

Does the Polish Six Flags guy look familiar? It's the very same racist imbecile who described the plan to create a unified driver's license across Europe as "Ein Reich, ein Volk, ein Ticket" while doing the Nazi salute.

I'd rather have a thousand Syrian refugees than people like him.

That smug son of a bitch!

I salute him!

Birthday salutations Janus. Have a wonderful day

Please tell me someone else gets the Budnick reference. LMFAHS.

Anyone? Anyone? Bobby Budnick? Ringing any bells?

Camp Anawana we hold you in our heart and when we think about you it makes me wanna fart.

Salute Your Shorts. See also: Hey Dude.

Just to be clear because I'm sure there are folks who won't infer my actual feelings, I don't feel any and every fist-bump is a ghetto move, but that it will give the impression that my boys are unprofessional and uncouth if that's their primary method of salutation, particularly upon meeting a new acquaintance (especially if professionally).

Wow... I honestly got a quick chill up my spine at:
"I also know that Freddie Gray will never be back, and that those windows will be".

That, to me, is as poignant a one-liner as any found in some of the great and famous speeches that can still resonate strongly with us today, years after they were initially given. Big salute to Mr. McKesson, and middle-finger salute to Mr. Blitzer for apparently completely missing the legitimacy and gravitas of those profound words.

You don't need to literally out-run the fastest moving particulate matter, as long as you've got a big head start you may be able to make it to what would eventually be a safe zone.

Surely you've got to die TRYING to run away!? What sort of "It's a Wonderful Life" wretched acceptance of your horrendous fate is that? Ah well, all things must end, and it appears in a fiery inferno of pain and suffering as my skin melts off my bones. I think i shall sit here with a feeling of nostalgia and a single tear in my eye, face my camera - which will soon be ash - towards the irresistible harbinger of my demise, and reminisce of old. I have lived a good life, and all that remains is for me and my trusty hip flask to salute the end.. An englishman will not flee in the face of uncertain odds!

Fuck that - LEG IT!

Awkward for you, maybe. Einstein is a beautiful human being and I raise my boner to salute sexy brain matter.